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[[Category:Programming FAQ]]
[[Category:ILE]]
Brad Stone has a FAQ entry that addresses this: http://bvstools.com/faq.html#RPG

If that site is unavailable, here is a list of steps culled from posts to [[RPG400-L]]:

Using the green screen debugger:

# Submit your program to batch. The job MUST be held. You can either hold the job queue (HLDJOBQ) or hold the individual job (HLDJOB) or specify HOLD(*YES) on the [[SBMJOB]] command.
# [[WRKSBMJOB]]/[[WRKUSRJOB]]/[[WRKACTJOB]] and find your submitted job. Note that the SBMJOB command gives you an informational message with the job name/number. What you need is the job name, user ID and job number - the fully qualified job name. Example: 123456/BUCK/MONTHEND
# [[STRSRVJOB]] on the held batch job.
# [[STRDBG]] on your program. Specify UPDPROD(*YES) if needed. You'll see the source listing if you compiled with DBGVIEW(*LIST) or *SOURCE.
# Press F12 to exit - you cannot set a breakpoint yet.
# Release the job so that it becomes STATUS(*ACTIVE).
# You'll see a display asking if you want to debug or continue. Press F10 to debug.
# [[DSPMODSRC]] to see the source listing again. Alternately, press F10 to step into the first instruction.
# Now you can add your breakpoints.
# Press F3 until you're back to the "debug or continue" display. Press Enter to run the program with your breakpoints set.
# When you're done, do an [[ENDDBG]] and [[ENDSRVJOB]].

Thanks to Bob Slaney, Phil, Patrick Conner and Kelly Fucile.

Using the IBM Distributed Debugger:

# [[SBMJOB]] CMD([[CALL]] PGM(yourlib/yourpgm)) JOBQ(yourlib/yourjobq) HOLD(*YES)
# Start your Code debugger from Start->Programs->WebSphere Development... ->IBM Distributed Debugger->IBM Distributed Debugger
# Select the debugger Start up window and key into the job name entry field */##########/* where ########## is your user id.
# You may have to log in and specify the AS/400 system name.
# Select the job that is being held in yourjobq.
# Click the ok push button.
# Enter the library and program name into the Program entry field
# Click the Load push button on the debugger Startup information window. A debugger message will appear telling you to start the program.
# Click Ok on the message push button, even though it tells you to start your program first.
# Switch to a [[5250 emulation]] window.
# [[WRKJOBQ]] JOBQ(yourlib/yourjobq)
# Release your job.

Answer courtesy Rob Berendt via RPG400-L 2 Aug 2001